Your Anu
Chapter 1: The Devotee and the Deity
The Trilochan Mahadev Temple stood on the edge of the Ganges in Varanasi, its ancient stones whispering secrets of a thousand years. Anu, a brilliant postgraduate student of Sanskrit and Vedic studies, spent her mornings there. She wasn't just a devotee; she worked as the temple's primary archivist, meticulously translating fading palm-leaf manuscripts.
Anu was the embodiment of grace and discipline. Before the sun touched the ghats, she would finish her Puja, her forehead adorned with a neat strip of sandalwood paste. Her intelligence was legendary, but it was her quiet devotion to Lord Shiva that defined her. To her, the temple wasn't just a workplace; it was her soul's sanctuary...